Grass-catcher for lawn-mowers.



No, 844,427. PATENTBD FEB. 19, 1907.

. J. A. VYE;

GRASS GATGHER FOR LAWN MOWERS.

APPLICATION FILED 001.13.190B.

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JOHN A. VYE, OF ST.

PAUL, MINNESOTA.

GRASS-CATCHER FOR LAWN-IVIOWERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed October 13, 1906. Serial No. 338,779.

To (LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. VYE, a citizen of the United States, residinat St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and btate of Minnesota, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Grass-Catchers for Lawn-Mowers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in i grass-catchers forlawn-mowers, and has for its object to produce an efficient, simple,durable, and easily-adjusted grass-receptacle for the lawn-mower.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lawn-mower ofordinary type with my improved grass-catcher attached. Fig. 2 is adetail showing the connections between I the lawn-mower and the front ofmy device. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the an le-bolt which Isubstitute for the bolt ordinarily used to hold the roller of thelawirmo wer in position. Fig. 4 is a detail showing parts of alawn-mower as usually connected. Fig. 5 shows the same arts after theangle-bolt has been substituted for the bolt shown in Fig. 4.

In the drawings, A is a lawn-mower of ordinary construction, and B mygrass-catcher in position upon the lawn-mower. I prefer to construct thebasket C of the catcher of galvanized wire-cloth, framed and supportedby galvanized iron rods.

1 is the frame, and 2 the body of the basket. The up er side of the rearof the frame is provided with a loop 3, adapted to be carried by a hook4, screwed into the handle of the lawn-mower. In order to allow for playof the grass-catcher on the lawnmower, the hook roper is placed at rightangles to the handlb, as shown in Fig. 1, instead of parallel with thehandle.

Attached to the top of the forward end of the catcher hangers 5 areplaced, each of which has at its lower end a curved finger 6. I preferto make both this hanger and the loop 3 integral with the frame of thebasket.

In lawn-mowers of ordinary construction the roller is held in osition inthe castings by bolts 7, one of Which is shown on Fig. 4 of thedrawings. This bolt I remove, and in place thereof the angle-bolt 8 isinserted. Said angle-bolt is provided with an offset exten- I sion 9,about which the curved finger 6 of the l hanger 5 is placed. The basketis also provided with a bail 10 to facilitate carrying away anddisposing of the grass after cutting. 5 5

In use the bolts 7 found in the lawn-mower are removed and theangle-bolts 8 are substituted. The curved fingers 6 of the hangers areplaced over the outwardly-projecting extensions 9 on the angle-bolts.The grasscatcher is then held in position under the handle of thelawnmower, the hook 4 is screwed into the handle with the opening at theside, and the loop 3 is suspended from the hook, after which the nut 11on the anglebolt is turned home and the extensions 9 become rigid. Afterthe device has been so adjusted to the lawn-mower it can be removed bymerely lifting it out of position and again attached by hanging it uponthe support 9 and hook 4.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toprotect by Lettors Patent, is

1. A grass-catcher, in combination with a lawn-mower, a bolt having anoffset extension adapted to support the forward end of the catcher, anda loop and hook for holding the rear end thereof.

2. A grass-catcher having a bail, in coinbi- 8o nation with alawn-mower, a bolt having an offset extension adapted to su port theforward end of the catcher and a l oop and hook for holding the rear endthereof.

3. A grasscatcher, having a loop on its rear and hangers with curvedfingers upon its front end, in combination with a lawnmower, boltshaving offset extensions adapted to support said curved fingers and ahook upon the handle of the mower for holding said loop.

4. A grass-catcher having a bail, loop and curved fingers, bolts each ofwhich is rovided with an offset extension adapte to support one of saidfingers and a hook to 5 hold the loop.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A. VYE.

Witnesses M. G. LronTscHEIDL, F. G. BRADBURY.

